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Old 11-13-2011, 05:23 PM   #3
SkeniaInhilla

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it follows, the first four stages of Anapanasati read as follows:

[1] Breathing in long, he discerns, 'I am breathing in long'; or breathing out long, he discerns, 'I am breathing out long.'

[2] Or breathing in short, he discerns, 'I am breathing in short'; or breathing out short, he discerns, 'I am breathing out short.'

[3] He trains himself, 'I will breathe in experiencing all bodies.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out experiencing all bodies.'

[4] He trains himself, 'I will breathe in calming the body fabricator.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out calming the body fabricator.'

[5] He trains himself, 'I will breathe in experiencing rapture.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out experiencing rapture.'

[6] He trains himself, 'I will breathe in experiencing pleasure.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out experiencing pleasure.'

[7] He trains himself, 'I will breathe in experiencing the mind fabricator.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out experiencing the mind fabricator.'

[8] He trains himself, 'I will breathe in calming the mind fabricator.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out calming the mind fabricator.'

Anapanasati Sutta
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